The BBC will only play a clip of Ding, Dong The Witch Is Dead, a big seller following the death of Margaret Thatcher, during this weekend's chart show.
The song has shot into the top five after an online campaign encouraged opponents of the late prime minister to buy it.
A spokesman for the corporation said: "The BBC finds this campaign distasteful but does not believe the record should be banned.
"On Sunday, the Radio 1 Chart Show will contain a news item explaining why the song is in the charts, during which a short clip will be played as it has been in some of our news programmes."
The campaign has driven sales of Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead and the latest placings released by the Official Charts Company show it had sold 20,000 copies and was at number four on Wednesday night.
The late former prime minister divided opinion and while many have mourned, some have seen her death as a cause for celebration, prompting a download surge for the song.
John Whittingdale, the chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee, said the song should not be played.
He said: "This is an attempt to manipulate the charts by people trying to make a political point.
"Most people find that offensive and deeply insensitive, and for that reason it would be better if the BBC did not play it."
But another Tory member of the select committee, Philip Davies, said the song should be played.
He described the campaign as "pathetic", but added: "It's not for the BBC to define on what basis something is in the charts."
The BBC has in the past refused to play hit songs if they were regarded as offensive.
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